Liffey vs Golden Valley
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Liffey, about half of households are couple families. In Golden Valley, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Liffey: a median of $801,000, against $596,000 in Golden Valley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Golden Valley tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Liffey
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 9)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 41%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Liffey leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)
- Golden Valley has cheaper houses ($596,000 vs $801,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Liffey leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
- Golden Valley has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Golden Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (192.1 km vs 217.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Liffey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.8% vs -2.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Liffey and Golden Valley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Liffey has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $47,424); Golden Valley has more residents (226 vs 164).
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 164 | 226 +38% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.8% | -2.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 49 |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr +41% vs other | $47,424/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +12% vs other | $176/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $801,000 | $596,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 29 days from 3 sales | 127 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Liffey has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 14%); Golden Valley has more rural and farming land (86% vs 58%).
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 58% | 86% |
| Environmental | 42% | 14% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 184 across Northern Midlands | 202 across Meander Valley |
| Approvals change year on year | +104% | +67% |
Ranking within TAS
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 16% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of TAS | Higher than 75% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 62% of TAS | Higher than 59% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of TAS | Higher than 26% of TAS |
Liveability
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Liffey carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 16).
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 15 | 9 |
| Waterways | 14 | 0 |
Mobility
Liffey sits further from the CBD (217.1 km vs 192.1 km).
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 217.1 km +12% vs other | 192.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 164 min | 167 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 7301 | 0.5% postcode 7304 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 7301 | 32 postcode 7304 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).
Setting
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 463 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 470 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 25/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 51 premises | 0% 91 premises |
Climate
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 720 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,704/yr | $875/yr |
| Council | Northern Midlands | Meander Valley |
Federal electorate
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyons same for both | |
| Member | Rebecca White same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Liffey | Golden Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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